Twenty-five residents of Iredell County complain that "they view as a grievance the Numerous quantity of Negroes which generally assemble at Regimental or Batalion Musters in our said County of Iredell which is productive of much vice & immorallity." They therefore pray that it be taken into consideration "the Numerous evils which proceed from said assemblages of Negroes & have a law pasd. either to prevent Negroes from assembling at musters or to punish them for so doing."
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